Hints and tips for when you do not have the right ingredients or when you are planning that party and want to know how much you will need.

• Half a liter of milk makes 12 cups of tea, or 8 cups of coffee.
• 750 ml of wine fills 9 wine glasses.
• 250ml rice feeds three people.
• 500 grams of meat or cheese cuts into approximately 16 slices
• 250gr tea and 500 gr sugar is sufficient for 50 people
• 15ml tomato puree equals 45ml blended tomatoes
• 15ml tomato concentrate = 90mls blended tomatoes
• 15 ml cocoa and 5ml butter= 10g chocolate
• 50ml cocoa+10 ml oil =25g chocolate
• Sour cream use 1/2 fresh cream+ 1/2 natural yogurt or add 15ml lemon juice to 125ml cream.
• Soft Brown sugar= 15ml of molasses +225g white sugar
• Buttermilk- warm milk and add a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice per cup of milk.
• Parsley- use carrot tops if you are out of this
• Baking powder can be made out of 1 teaspoon of bicarinate of soda and 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar. At the coast use 1/2 a teaspoon extra in your recipes.
• To replace an egg in baking a cake use a tablespoon of vinegar. Use for only one egg or the flavour is too strong. Alternatively use 10ml of lemon juice and 25ml of milk